I gotta say that Fred Thompson has absolutely ELECTRIFIED the voters, by throwing his hat into the presidential ring.
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Wait, who’s Fred Thompson again? The actor guy?
[quote]Utah ‘Fredheads’ gather for SLC rally
A handful of Utah “Fredheads” - political activists supporting the late entry of Republican Fred Thompson into the presidential sweepstakes - gathered Thursday in Salt Lake City to kick off their campaign for the oldest fresh face in the race.
Just four Thompson supporters showed up at Utah Republican Party headquarters for the event, leaving dozens of untouched cookies and vegetable snacks provided in hopes a much bigger crowd would materialize. [/quote]
[quote]Thompson’s First Campaign Event: Unimpressive
I just attended Fred Thompson’s first campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa. The quick take: This is a whimper of a start.
I’m writing from the filing center that the Thompson campaign has set up in the Polk County Convention Complex, and the verdict from the grizzled and cynical Des Moines press corps is harsh: “Pathetic” was the word used by one vet. “Small” and “low energy” were the words used to describe the crowd.
It’s hard to disagree with that general take. The campaign – as campaigns do – deliberately chose a small room to amplify the size of the crowd. But even the small room was a good deal less than full. A couple volunteers (I assume) tried to start up a chant of “Go, Fred, Go!” during the speech. It ended pretty quickly.
One woman fainted, but it probably wasn’t from heat (the room was nicely air conditioned) and it definitely wasn’t excitement.[/quote]
http://www.latestpolitics.com/blog/2007/09/thompsons-first-campaign-event.html
Apparently, it’s the same here.
Well, I saw him announce on Leno and I have to give it to him: He’s the best thigh slapper of the bunch.
boring
I think they’re all shooting themselves in the foot. It’s 14 months till the election and we’re already sick of the whole bunch.
There is not a single candidate from either party generating any excitement except Ron Paul who seems to inspire a very small group.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
There is not a single candidate from either party generating any excitement except Ron Paul who seems to inspire a very small group.
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I knew you were a closet Paulie Zap
It is always easy to figure out which GOP candidate Brad61 - an apparent Giuliani ex-wife - fears the most at a given time.
Notice also how Brad61 isn’t really “for” a candidate so much as against the despised GOP, any GOP?
Let’s have some cool analysis on Brad61’s candidate of choice - who might that be?
Yeah the lobbyist had a vibrating dildo party at Fred’s place, they’ll be back to pick them up later.
merlin
[quote]mstott25 wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
There is not a single candidate from either party generating any excitement except Ron Paul who seems to inspire a very small group.
I knew you were a closet Paulie Zap[/quote]
I wish he had a dozen more like him in Congress but I think he is way out of his league as a Presidential candidate.
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
It is always easy to figure out which GOP candidate Brad61 - an apparent Giuliani ex-wife - fears the most at a given time.
Notice also how Brad61 isn’t really “for” a candidate so much as against the despised GOP, any GOP?
Let’s have some cool analysis on Brad61’s candidate of choice - who might that be?[/quote]
Brad61 is a hater. He opposes everything yet offers no reasonable alternatives.
Thompson got four (yes, 4) supporters to show up at his campaign kickoff in Salt Lake City.
I guess he just singlehandedly doubled the GOP vote for the next election.
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
Notice also how Brad61 isn’t really “for” a candidate so much as against the despised GOP, any GOP?
Let’s have some cool analysis on Brad61’s candidate of choice - who might that be?[/quote]
That’s not what this thread is about, lunkhead. This is your big opportunity to wax poetically about how excited YOU are about Freddie (that is his actual first name, by the way. Not Fred or Frederic, it’s Freddie).
Man, a couple of weeks ago, some of you guys were STOKED about Fred. Seriously, what happened to the buzz? I see no threads about Fred.
Don’t tell me you guys are voting for the tranny…?
[quote]Brad61 wrote:
That’s not what this thread is about, lunkhead. This is your big opportunity to wax poetically about how excited YOU are about Freddie (that is his actual first name, by the way. Not Fred or Frederic, it’s Freddie).
Man, a couple of weeks ago, some of you guys were STOKED about Fred. Seriously, what happened to the buzz? I see no threads about Fred.
Don’t tell me you guys are voting for the tranny…?[/quote]
I am actually very excited about Fred’s candidacy personally, but I also am waiting to hear him flesh out his direction and specifics compared to other candidates.
As for no threads about Fred, I can’t speak for other interested folk, but there are only so many hours in a day between work, family, and fun - and increasingly, there is more fun to be had outside of the political forum.
But Brad61 - or should I say, Ms. ex-Giuliani - who gets your vote? We all want to know - after all, with all your really intelligent scathing analysis of GOP candidates, let’s hear you defend the candidate you like with the same depth of eloquence.
Should be a hootenanny. Can’t wait.
Wow, another fake, plastic sounding liar stepping out of the depths of hell. Nobody cares.
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
Brad61 wrote:
That’s not what this thread is about, lunkhead. This is your big opportunity to wax poetically about how excited YOU are about Freddie (that is his actual first name, by the way. Not Fred or Frederic, it’s Freddie).
Man, a couple of weeks ago, some of you guys were STOKED about Fred. Seriously, what happened to the buzz? I see no threads about Fred.
Don’t tell me you guys are voting for the tranny…?
I am actually very excited about Fred’s candidacy personally, but I also am waiting to hear him flesh out his direction and specifics compared to other candidates.
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You are? Really?
I don’t think he has any plans to flesh out much in the way of specifics, that’s not really his thing. I think Richard Brookhiser summed him up pretty well:
“Fred Thompson came to the offices of National Review some years when he was still in the Senate. I liked him fine. He has done nothing, anywhere, ever. The Hubble Telescope could not find what he has done, because he has not done it.”
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YmM4YjdkNWNhODdkNzZlMGI3NWEyZjNmNGY4ZGQ3MGI=
And I’d still probably vote for him (general election, not the NH primary) on the off chance he won the nomination.
It seems that people expect blind devotion just because of party affiliation. I don’t know why Brad61 expects us to be falling over ourselves, just because some man enters the race for the Presidency.
I usually wait to hear the platform he extols before I side with a candidate.
It seems Brad61 jumps a bandwagon without hearing squat from his candidate, and expects us to be the same.
I pity you, Brad61.
[quote]Brad61 wrote:
thunderbolt23 wrote:
Notice also how Brad61 isn’t really “for” a candidate so much as against the despised GOP, any GOP?
Let’s have some cool analysis on Brad61’s candidate of choice - who might that be?
That’s not what this thread is about, lunkhead. This is your big opportunity to wax poetically about how excited YOU are about Freddie (that is his actual first name, by the way. Not Fred or Frederic, it’s Freddie).
Man, a couple of weeks ago, some of you guys were STOKED about Fred. Seriously, what happened to the buzz? I see no threads about Fred.
Don’t tell me you guys are voting for the tranny…?[/quote]
Your still supporting the closet lesbian right?
You got a fuckin’ problem with ‘Law & Order’ motherfucker?